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Khatir Afridi

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Khatir Afridi
Khatir Afridi
Khatir Afridi
Native name
خاطر افریدی
Born1929
Died1968
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Poet
LanguagePashto, Urdu
GenrePoem

Khatir Afridi (Pashto: خاطر آفریدی) (1929 – August 24, 1968) was a Pashto language poet from Pakistan.

Life

He was born in the Zakha Khel tribe in Saddu Khel village of Khyber agency.[citation needed] He was a gardener by profession in a nearby high school (now a F.C. fort). He never went to school for formal education.[citation needed] He was a closed friend of Ashna.

His grave in Saddu khel graveyard which have a small tample. And have written a poetry in his grave (Che pa qabar may tery gy Hudy da para : Lag sha mata hapa newaly za ba mar yam)

He wrote songs that became popular in Pakistan and Afghanistan.[citation needed] He joined a poetry society where he got guidance from Hamza Shinwari and Nazir Shinwari.[citation needed] He had Tuberculosis for ten years and died at the age of 39, leaving behind a son who compiled his father's work into a volume with help from his cousin.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Decades of violence: The unbearable lightness of peace - The Express Tribune". 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "The written word: Sale of Pashto poetry books rockets in 2015 - The Express Tribune". 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Pashto folksinger Gluab Sher passes away". Dawn. 19 January 2016.

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